But Golden State happens to be the No. 2 overall defense, only giving up 0.5 more points per 100 possessions than the Spurs . Kawhi Leonard is out for the rest of the game after re-injuring his left ankle. LaMarcus Aldridge paced a balanced and breathtaking offensive effort, and the short-handed Spurs rolled into the Western Conference finals with a 114-75 dismantling of the Rockets on Thursd... [Full Article...]

Let's hope Old Trafford wants us to win because when they do...we win. Marcus Rashford struck a stunning second-half free-kick to secure a 1-0 win. United did not dominate us running-out 4-0 winners. "The players that are in accumulation, the players that have lots of minutes, because we played nine matches in April and this one, so 10 matches in four and a half weeks, the players in accumul... [Full Article...]

The argument for them is pretty strong - the opponents are modest, there are FA Cup final starting places up for grabs and the cherry on the cake would be receiving the trophy on the back of another success. but only at this stage of the season". Conte quizzed the journalists when informed about Costa's visit to the press room. "Next time I will tell him to think of me as well and share". [Full Article...]

Wall made 7-of-10 shots and set-up 15 points in assists in the first quarter as the Wizards too advantage of nine Boston turnovers while making none in building the 13-point first-round edge, their largest lead of the first half. Wall and Beal missed in the dying seconds to send the game into over-time. "There was a point today where he was not feeling good at all". Celtics G Isaiah Thomas under... [Full Article...]

Earlier this year, Conte produced another colourful celebration when Gary Cahill's strike against Stoke found the net. While Jamie Carragher added: "I can imagine the manager rarely ever speaks to him". Chelsea said on their official website: "After securing the Premier league title, and with agreement from all relevant local agencies, we can confirm a victory parade will be held on Sunday, May ... [Full Article...]

While the burden of the cost will fall on employees, the party has additionally proposed a seperate new higher rate of income tax for people earning above £80,000 - likely to be 45%, the threshold which normally now applies to those earning above £150,000. [Full Article...]

United's defeat in the final game at Tottenham's White Hart Lane means they can not finish fourth. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's criticism of defenders Chris Smalling and Phil Jones for their "cautious approach" towards recovery from injury reflects his desire to have them on the field, England global Smalling has said. [Full Article...]

England went on an 18-match winning streak after being knocked out of their own tournament at the pool stage in 2015, when they were grouped with Australia and Wales . Michael Cheika is refusing to take comfort after his Wallabies were handed a seemingly saloon passage through to the quarter-finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan . [Full Article...]

Utah held a lead in the fourth despite starting the game by shooting 28.6 percent in the first quarter. Utah pushed the lead to as large as nine points (62-53) in the third quarter. The Jazz played their best game of the series by far. The Jazz never had a chance in the first two defeats at Oracle Arena after miserable starts, so this type of loss gives them hope in a scraping-the-bottom-of-... [Full Article...]

Popovich lit into Pachulia's character Monday morning, accusing the Warriors center of "dangerous" behavior Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals and having a history of unsportsmanlike conduct. It's why he said the Spurs chose to sat the All-Star forward for Game 6 of the Rockets' series after injuring his ankle the game before. Instead he was asked about how hard it is to move fo... [Full Article...]

Conte thinks Terry should stick by his decision to continue playing regularly elsewhere, which was his motivation for leaving. Terry was named to start in the league for the first time since September 11 against Swansea and began a first game since the February 18 FA Cup win at Wolves. [Full Article...]

While Thomas is anxious for the opportunity, one thing he says he won't be is nervous. His play backed up his confidence and with the help of Kelly Olynyk and the Boston Celtics bench, Thomas earned the biggest win of his career. Boston now hosts National Basketball Association champions Cleveland on Wednesday. "The game wasn't always what we wanted it to be and it wasn't a ideal game". [Full Article...]

In contrast, Chelsea veteran John Terry will hope to win his 16th major honour with the Blues at Wembley in what is the former England centre-back's final season at Stamford Bridge. "No, absolutely not. No, no, John wants to continue to play", said Conte, whose side prevailed courtesy of an 88th-minute strike by substitute Cesc Fabregas. [Full Article...]

Markieff Morris did the same after the Washington forward landed on Al Horford's foot in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal, knocking him out of a game the Celtics rallied to win. The play where he took Kawhi down and locked his arm in Dallas, and could've broken his arm. Popovich referred to, among other incidents, a heated exchange between David West and Pachulia last season, when W... [Full Article...]

Leonard didn't return, giving Golden State an opening for an 18-0 run and a 113-111 comeback Game 1 victory. The Spurs blowing a 25-point lead for the first and only time in 317 games they'd owned such an advantage with Popovich as their coach can do that to a guy. [Full Article...]

Sevilla's goalkeeper could not escape Ronaldo's strong strike. Marca claims James has made a decision to move somewhere else in the summer after the player appeared to wave goodbye to the Real Madrid crowd on Sunday (14 May) when he was substituted in the second half of the 4-1 victory over Sevilla - the final match of the season at the Santiago Bernabeu. [Full Article...]

A shot by Pittsburgh Penguins' Phil Kessel gets past Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson during the third period of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Monday, May 15, 2017, in Pitt. As Boucher put it before the game, "They can get something out of nothing, and that's why they're stars". "It's having the success we had previous year and just knowi... [Full Article...]

What mattered was them not getting out and frustrating Misbah ul Haq and his men for over an hour until tea to the extent that the visiting skipper, on his final day in national colours together with senior batsman Younis Khan , threw the ball to part-timers Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq to do what none of the four frontline bowlers could. [Full Article...]

But if the C's are able to close out their second-round series with the Wizards in tonight's Game 7 at TD Garden, the core pieces of this team - many of whom have been here since the beginning of the post-Big Three rebuild - take that next step towards proving that their time is closer than the current National Basketball Association landscape would suggest. [Full Article...]

Isaiah Thomas scored 53 points, nine in overtime, to help the Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 129-119 on Tuesday night and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. "What else is there to say?" "He was not feeling good and was having a tough day", Celtics coach Brad Stevens said after the game. "Not only guts it out, he ends up with 50". [Full Article...]